Top 5 Most Exciting Cooking Anime for Culinary Lovers

Top 5 Most Exciting Cooking Anime, For You Culinary Lovers!

When talking about cooking anime, this genre focuses on the world of kitchens and culinary delights that make the audience drool.

Besides watching, you can also try recipes or learn about food through anime.

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So cooking anime is an anime that tells about kitchens, cooking challenges, restaurants or cooking competitions with really drool-worthy food visuals.

Many show the cooking process, ingredients and cooking techniques for anyone interested in becoming a chef.

This genre is also combined with other genres such as Slice of Life, Comedy, Action, Fantasy and Romance.

For those of you who love the culinary world, you can watch exciting cooking anime for you to watch on the weekend!

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What is Cooking Anime?

Anime Cooking is an anime that focuses on the world of kitchen and culinary arts such as cooking, food, cooking techniques, culinary arts or cooking competitions.

So this anime will present scenes of the cooking process, cooking techniques, and presentations to make the audience feel hungry.

Besides that, by watching cooking anime, you can explore Japanese and international dishes through anime.

This genre is quite broad, including Slice of Life, Comedy, Action, Fantasy, and Romance. It's also combined with humor, drama, and deep culinary culture.

For example, you can learn new food recipes from other cultures or countries so you can try them yourself.

So, you don't just watch, but you experience the dish through the screen, see the cooking process and techniques in detail and feel the culinary world vibes from the animation.

Overall, cooking anime is a fun genre and perfect for those of you who are interested in getting involved in the world of kitchens or culinary arts!

List of the Best Cooking Anime

For those of you who love culinary arts, below are some cooking anime that you can watch this weekend, including the following:

Dungeon Meshi

The first cooking anime titled 'Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon)', is an anime adaptation of the manga by Ryoko Kui which was published in Harta Magazine on February 15, 2014 – September 15, 2023.

Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) is produced by Studio Trigger, directed by Yoshihiro Miyajima, written by Kimiko Ueno, designed by Naoki Takeda and the music is arranged by Yasunori Mitsida and Shunsuke Tsuchiya.

This anime aired on Japanese TV stations such as Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, AT-X, and BS11 on January 4, 2024 – June 13, 2024 with a total of 24 episodes and each episode is 25 minutes long.

After Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Season 1 ended, Studio Trigger has announced Season 2, but until now there is no official release date and it is estimated to be released in 2026.

Overall, Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) is streamed on Netflix with subtitles and dubbing in various languages.

This anime received high ratings on all platforms such as on MyAnimeList around 8.59/10 and IMDb around 8.0/10 to become an anime that won at the Anime Corner Awards of Winter 2024 for the Best Adventure and Best Comedy categories.

Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) tells the story of a group of adventurers who enter the Dungeon to search for and rescue its members who were eaten by the Red Dragon.

They ran out of food and supplies so Laios (Group Leader) invited his members to survive by cooking the monsters that fought them in the Dungeon.

Slime, Basilisk, Mandrake and giant Bats become food ingredients with a strange cooking process.

Each episode combines elements of Survival, Adventure and Comedy with an exciting cooking process.

So they show the monster being caught, cleaned, processed and cooked into a delicious dish.

Food for the Soul

The second cooking anime titled 'Food for the Soul (Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi)', is an anime adaptation of the manga by Atto published in Comic Alive+ Media Factory from March 15, 2025 to present.

Food for the Soul (Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi) is produced by PA Works, directed by Shinya Kawatsura and Yū Harumi, written by Yoshihiro Hiki, designed by Atto and Hajime Mitsuda and the music is arranged by Hiromi Mizutani.

This anime aired on Japanese TV stations such as Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, Metele, ABC, AT-X on April 13 – June 29, 2025 with a total of 12 episodes and each episode is 24 minutes long.

You can watch Food for the Soul (Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi) here Crunchyroll equipped with Indonesian subtitles and Aniplus Asia.

This anime gets high ratings on all platforms such as MyAnimeList around 7.75/10 and IMDb around 7.4/10.

Food for the Soul (Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi) will tell the story of Mako Kawai, a shy new student with social anxiety disorder who loves food and culinary delights.

When she meets her childhood friend Shinon Ogawa and joins a gang of other female students who love food, they talk about food and explore delicious food.

Then they created a culinary lover gang called the Food Culture Research Club as a base to gather, chat, eat together and become besties.

Overall, this anime focuses more on eating activities, togetherness and the fun mood of the characters.

So, you can feel like you're tasting the food, getting recommendations for places to eat or learning about food.

What makes Food for the Soul (Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi) a cooking anime is because you can learn about food, see friendships and relatable stories from the Slice of Life genre in this anime.

Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness

The third cooking anime titled 'Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness', is an anime adaptation of Rin Asano's manga published in Kadokawa Shoten's Seinen Manga Magazine Young Ace on May 2, 2016 until now.

Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness is produced by Encourage Films, directed by Fumitoshi Oizaki, written by Reiko Yoshida and composed by Ren Takada.

This anime aired on Japanese TV stations such as AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, SUN and BS11 on April 6 – June 22, 2022 with a total of 12 episodes and each episode is 24 minutes long.

You can watch Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness on Crunchyroll with Indonesian subtitles, Bilibili (BStation), AniOne and The Roku Channel.

This anime gets high ratings on all platforms such as MyAnimeList around 7.54/10 and IMDb around 7.0/10.

The story is about traditional Japanese cuisine, family heritage and heartwarming taste dishes.

Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness tells the story of Nagomu Irino, a man who left his home in Kyoto to pursue his career as a musician who made a comeback after taking a break because his father was hospitalized.

He wants to continue his family's Traditional Japanese Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) shop business, but Itsuka Yukihira, a young child who works at the shop while Nagomu is away, is not worthy of being the successor to the legacy.

The situation that makes the relationship between Nagomu and Itsuka initially tense, but they begin to connect with each other through food, recipes or the family's Wagashi tradition.

Overall, this anime tells how Nagomu learns the Wagashi technique and the challenge of maintaining the quality of traditional sweets.

Their journey is interspersed with detailed visuals of food, Kyoto culture, family traditions and chill chats about food.

What makes Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness called a cooking anime is that it shows the process of making traditional Japanese sweets, namely Wagashi, showing the process of cooking and enjoying food there.

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma

The fourth cooking anime is titled 'Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma’', is an anime adaptation of the manga by Yūto Tsukuda illustrated by Shun Saeki, published by Weekly Shōnen Jump on November 26, 2012 – August 29, 2019.

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma is produced by JC Staff, directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani, written by Shogo Yasukawa and composed by Tatsuya Kato.

This anime aired on Japanese TV stations such as TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS, Animax, Tokyo MX and BS11 on April 4, 2015 – September 26, 2020 with a total of 86 episodes and each episode is 25 minutes long.

Overall, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma has 86 episodes spanning 5 seasons, namely:

• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (Season 1): aired on April 4 – September 26, 2015 with a total of 24 episodes.
• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate (Season 2): aired on July 2 – September 24, 2016 with 13 episodes.
• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate (Season 3): has 2 parts which aired on October 4, 2017 – June 25, 2018 with 24 episodes.
• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate (Season 4): aired on October 12 – December 28, 2019 with 12 episodes.
• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate (Season 5): aired on April 11 – September 26, 2020 with 13 episodes.

You can watch Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma on Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Hulu with Indonesian subtitles.

This anime gets high ratings on all platforms such as MyAnimeList around 8.11/10 and IMDb around 8.0/10.

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma tells the story of Sōma Yukihira, a teenager who works in a family restaurant and dreams of becoming a professional chef and beating his father.

When his father was recalled to work abroad, he was enrolled in an elite culinary school called Tōtsuki Culinary Academy.

There all the students compete through 'Shokugeki' which is a kind of cook-off where there is betting.

Throughout the Season, he and his friends will face various competitions such as the Autumn Elections exam to the elite cooking competition at school.

The competition showcased strange cooking techniques, unique ingredients and strategies that surprised the audience.

Then in the next season, it will be more exciting because the challenge dishes will be more complex, the work team will be more compact and the conflicts between chefs will be more complex.

What makes Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma one of the best cooking anime is that it shows the cooking process more dramatically and strategically, providing elements of comedy, shounen and the culinary world.

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skills

The last cooking anime titled 'Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi)', is an anime adaptation of Ren Eguchi's Light Novel which was serialized in Shōsetsuka ni Narō from January 5, 2016 until now.

The manga was published in print by Overlap on November 25, 2016 illustrated by Masa.

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) is produced by Studio MAPPA, directed by Kiyoshi Matsuda, written by Michiko Yokote, designed by Nao Ōtsu and the music is arranged by Masato Kōda, Kana Utatane and Kuricorder Quartet.

This anime aired on Japanese TV stations such as TX-N (TV Tokyo) and AT-X on January 11, 2023 – December 24, 2025 with a total of 24 episodes and each episode is 23 minutes long.

• Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) Season 1: aired on January 11 – March 29, 2023 with 12 episodes.
• Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) Season 2: aired on October 8 – December 24, 2025 with 12 episodes.

You can watch Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) on Netflix, iQIYI and Vidio with Indonesian subtitles and Muse Communication with sub/dub.

This anime gets high ratings on all platforms such as MyAnimeList around 7.64/10 and IMDb around 7.6/10.

This anime combines elements of Isekai, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy and Cooking.

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) Season 1 tells the story of Tsuyoshi Mukouda who was summoned to another world to save the Kingdom.

He entered the world alone without any magic or war skills, but only had the Online Grocery skill or a skill that allows him to order groceries and utensils from Japanese Supermarkets online.

He uses those skills to create Japanese dishes in that world and starts a mini restaurant in the middle of the forest, cooking rare foods and using modern ingredients. 

Initially he was rejected by the Kingdom, then decided to travel around the fantasy world while cooking and looking for ingredients, meeting new friends and having meetings in various places.

In Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) Season 2 is more exciting because he is getting more famous in that world.

He also received many requests for strange food ingredients while interacting with the local people there.

What makes Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi) the most exciting cooking anime is that it shows war or magic war, making food with delicious results, how to make unique ingredients and cooking techniques.

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So, that's the information about the list of the most exciting cooking anime that you can watch this weekend!